Clothes-pin box or holder



No. 6l7,284. Patented Jan. 3 I899. R. [2. BARNES.

CLOTHES PIN BOX 0R HOLDER.

A umion filed Feb. 28, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

v 172672474 67 Bar/gag n'rnn'r RICHARD C. DARNES, OF COSIIOCTON, OHIO.

CLOTHES-PIN BOX OR HOLDER.

SFEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,284, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed February 28,1898. Serial No. 671,973. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD C. DARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at C0- shocton, in the county of Ooshocton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Pin Boxes or I-Iold-' ers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, -such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes-pin boxes or holders; and the object is to provide a simple, effective, and inexpensive device of this kind which may be suspended from and adjusted on the line, so as to facilitate the operation of suspending and detaching the clothes.

With this and other objects in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved clothes-pin holder. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of same. Fig 3 is a detail of the bail on an enlarged scale.

Like letters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several figure of the drawings.

The holder consists of a box or casing A of rectangular or any other desired form, having its front and side walls b a, respectively, constructed of a single piece of sheet metal and connected to the rear wall d by soldering or otherwise, the said side walls preferably be ing provided with inturned flanges o for that purpose. cover a, which closes the top of the holder. The lower end of the front wall I) is turned inward to form a shelf f, located above the discharge-opening g, while the lower end of the back wall is curved inwardly and forwardly to form the bottom h, which extends downward on a gradual incline from a point substantially in line with the shelf f, thereby forming a reservoir A and contracted throat or passage 1', through which the pins feed down from said reservoir. The curved bottom is bifurcated to form a recess 7;: for

Hinged to the back wall is a lid or insertion of the finger to enable the pins to be readily removed, and the frontedges of the arms Z of said bifurcation are curved abruptly upward. Connecting between these edges and the back portions of the arms are segment-shaped guide and brace strips m, which strengthen said arms and at the same time enable the pins to be removed with facility. The lower ends of the side walls 0 project below the curved bottom and serve as legs or supports to hold the box in an upright position.

The bail N is constructed of two pieces of wire at 0, provided at their lower ends with the hooks n 0, which engage the ears 1? on the side walls of the holder. At apoint about midway between the center and upper ends thereof. these wires are bent inwardly toward each other, forming the parallel transverse bearing arms 0* r, on which an ordinary wooden handle 3 is mounted, and the said ends thence extend upward at right angles to the arms and are formed with suspendinghooks t t. The transverse arms may be rigidly connected by soldering or otherwise.

The manner of using my improved clothespin holder is as follows: When it is desired to hang out clothes, the holder filled with pins is suspended from the line a by means of the hooks t t, as shown in Fig. 1, and the pins are successively removed for use through the discharge-opening g by grasping the pin resting on the braces m between the thumb and forefinger. When one pin is removed, another feeds down by gravity and takes its place. As each piece of clothes is hung up the holder may be moved along the line to make room for another piece, and the required number of pins removed therefrom to suspend the succeeding piece. When the clothes are to be taken down, the lid e is opened and the pins dropped into the box as each piece of clothes is detached.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that my invention provides a simple and convenient pin-holder which facilitates the operation of hanging out and taking down clothes.

It will be understood that changes in the form,proportion, and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clothes-pin holder comprising, in combination a box or holder properhaving front and side walls, said front wall being provided with a discharge-opening and an inwardlyprojecting shelf above said opening, a back Wall having a curved lower end forming the bottom of the holder and bifurcated or slotted to form a finger-insertion recess, and a swinging bail provided with hooks to engage the line and ahandle, substantially as described.

52. A clothes-pin holder comprising, in combination, a bOX or holder proper having front and side walls formed of a single piece of metal, said front wall being provided with a discharge-opening and an inwardly-projecting shelf above said opening, a back wall having a curved lower end forming the bottom of the holder, and a swinging bail con structed of two pieces of wire provided at their lower ends with hooks engaging ears on the holder and at their upper ends with hooks to engage the line and having their intermediate portions bent in reverse directions to form bearing-arms, and a handle mounted on said arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD O. DARNES.

Witnesses:

N. SPEAKMAN, Gno. JOHNSTON. 

